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by Roberto Saviano (Author)
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  • Paperback: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books; Media tie-in edition (3 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330450999
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330450997
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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`A masterpiece' --The Times

'The book that did most to confirm my worst suspicions about who and what we are was Roberto Saviano's.'
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'A courageously researched account of how gangsters are ruining one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.' --Books of the Year, The Evening Standard

'A tragic, brutal and bloody reality...A profoundly powerful book.' --The Independent

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'The Neapolitan author is only 28, with a single blazingly vivid and courageous book to his name'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Opening the Floodgates, 17 May 2008
By Emma Jamieson "emma_dilemma" (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia (Hardcover)
Roberto Saviano is a 28 year old man, who grew up in Secondigliano, a rundown of 10,000 inhabitants on the fringe of Naples, of which 2468 residents are incarcerated for mafia and camorra related activities and the rest have simply been abandoned to their fate. It is also the trading centre through which about 80% of Europe's cocaine is filtered through, packaged, distributed, marketed, cut, and sold on. This is an unpalatable reality few outside of Italy understand, care about or are able to believe. And this little book has opened a floodgates, no less for the Italians who have always known the extent of the Camorra's corruption on all levels of italian and international society, but who, out of fear, or inability to get close, have not been able to speak about it in this much detail. Roberto's life has been largely destroyed by the writing of this book. He has had to change identity, separate from his family and lives under 24 hour police escort. But for those who live here, in the shadow of mafia, surrounded by the stink of corruption, of Naples' uncollected rubbish, of silent witnesses and a society still living in a dark middle age marked with bloodshed and hopelessness this book has opened a floodgates which may hope may finally lift the cover on a tragedy that affects not only the entire country, but all of Europe, and the world.
Please read this. The Camorra is not a Scorcese movie, the mafia is not some antiquated clichè. We live with it, and our country is slowly dying because of it. This is not a work of fiction, sadly.
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39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars COMPELLING READING, 14 Jan 2008
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I have read this book in the original language a year ago and it is still quite clear in my mind. The courageous Roberto Saviano is a master in telling true stories , and this book gives you a powerful insight of the Neapolitan mafia and the wider implications for us all in an extremely readable & compelling manner. A MUST for anyone interested in Italy and Italian current affairs. Once you start reading it you cannot put it down!
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5.0 out of 5 stars An act of bravery , 7 Aug 2008
By Mr. L. Biason "luca_biason" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Saviano's insight on this deadly subject made me wonder a few times about his personal relationship with the people he so openly denounces. This is a 28-year-old courageous man who has decided to put his life on the line to cast some light into the darkest area of Italy's social and political life. When I read the first chapter, I had the distinct feeling that what I had in my hands was a truly ground-breaking book. When I read about the links between organised crime and global trade, and to such a scale as well, I could understand why Italy is in the G8 in spite of its disastrous economy and almost irreversible ideological void. Who thinks that organised crime is a phenomenon contained within the Italian peninsula, must think again. Eye-opening and inspirational.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I think this book should have never been translated!
Finally someone has the guts of letting the world know what happens in the South of Italy, telling a truly and insight truth. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Felice

3.0 out of 5 stars Good and worth a read but could have been much better
Definetely worth a read, excellent and graphic in the way it exposes the violence and corruption off the mafia from this part of Italy - however it tends to waffle and wander... Read more
Published 1 month ago by William K

5.0 out of 5 stars A hero and a poet
I was amazed to see some of the reviews of this book that criticised the translation and found it difficult to read. For me it is a modern classic of Italian literature. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Keith Andreetti

2.0 out of 5 stars A wasted opportunity
It's a great shame that the bravery of the author has produced such a dreary book. The English translation is far too literal but seems to have been working with a poorly-written... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Stuart Robert Harris

4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful indictment of the Naples Mafia
Roberto Saviano has produced a shocking and detailed account of the Camorra, the mafia clans in the Naples region of southern Italy. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Paul Sloane

3.0 out of 5 stars Gripping true crime, but not an easy read
What makes this book so fascinating is that it is a true story, and one that has not yet ended. It tells of a reality far beyond what many of us could even begin to comprehend,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Iya G. De Santos

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting subject, difficult read
I found this a bit of a slog. The subject matter itself is interesting but I personally didn't like the overly flowery writing. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Daniel James

1.0 out of 5 stars Gomorrah

When i saw that this movie,was available for hire,i thought that i would give it a try! Having seen The godfather trilogy,i was bitterly disappointed,with the realism,jerky... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jameson Wisdom

2.0 out of 5 stars Sad.
Saviano's book in italian might be a riveting read. However, he either needs a good English editor, or a better translator. Sadly disappointed, thus.
Published 5 months ago by Index Research

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting..but patchy
Good in parts, and extemely informative in places but on the whole i found it patchy.
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Ep Kennedy

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